Moldavanskoye is a stop on the tourist route “Wine Roads of Krasnodar Krai” and also has its own religious and cultural points of interest. These include the Church of Saint Martyr Tatiana, a memorial stone at the site of a destroyed church, and the introduction of the Mărțișor tradition by local cultural workers. When planning a trip, it is worth distinguishing these local themes from the natural and cultural themes of the wider Krasnodar Krai region.

Church, Memorial Stone and Mărțișor

Services are held at the Church of Saint Martyr Tatiana on Saturdays, Sundays and church holidays. Check the local service schedule before visiting. The church was consecrated on January 25, 2015, by Bishop Feognost of Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik. This weekly and holiday schedule sits alongside a clearly dated historical point of reference.

Another place of remembrance is the memorial stone erected in 2015 at the site of the destroyed Church of Saint John Chrysostom. Saint Martyr Grigory Konokotin served there. The consecration of the Tatiana Church and the memorial stone point to different stages of church history: a specific event in 2015 and a place of remembrance associated with a destroyed church.

The Mărțișor tradition is also one of Moldavanskoye’s cultural points of interest. Local cultural workers introduced the tradition and affirmed it as a celebration of the first day of spring for Moldovans.

Moldavanskoye on the Wine Route

The tourist route “Wine Roads of Krasnodar Krai” passes through Moldavanskoye. It presents the region’s more than 2,500-year history of viticulture and winemaking, from antiquity to the present day. Interactive exhibitions and installations are part of this presentation of history.

The route runs through Anapa, Taman, Golubitskaya, Sennoy, Moldavanskoye, Novorossiysk, Abrau-Dyurso, Fedotovka and Gelendzhik. Moldavanskoye is therefore one stop on a regional route that includes the other named destinations. The route description also mentions the possibility of visiting 20 wineries; this number may change. Check the current route information and visiting options before making specific plans.

Nature and Culture in Krasnodar Krai

The broader destination of Krasnodar Krai also encompasses natural attractions in their own right. As of March 18, 2024, the four natural parks of Krasnodar Krai included “Anapskaya peresyp,” “Markotkh,” “Vulkany Tamani” and “Azovskiye kosy.” In the “Anapskaya peresyp” Natural Park, visitors can walk along the coast’s wide, golden beaches; farther from the sea, the sand forms a series of high dunes.

In “Azovskiye kosy” Natural Park, sea waves and currents shape sand and shells into spits and islands with varied outlines. Throughout the year, colonies of various gull, tern and cormorant species can be found there on shallow coastal waters, at the ends of the spits and on sand islands. Their presence varies seasonally. Mount Karabetova, the largest active mud volcano on the Taman Peninsula, is also in “Vulkany Tamani” Natural Park. The region’s attractions thus range from a specific beach walk to coastal landforms, bird colonies and a geological feature.

The culture of Krasnodar Krai also includes events with a distinctive focus: the large enogastronomic festival “Chernomorskaya vinnaya nedelya” is held there every year. If the festival is a deciding factor in your travel plans, check the specific dates.

Discover more destinations: Proletariy, imeni Kirova, Khmelnitskaya, Prigibskiy, Temnolesskaya, Novorossiysk, Starovelichkovskaya, Moldovka.

Go to the broader travel overview: Krasnodar Krai.